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Patent No.:
Date of Patent:
Aug. 26, 2008
Filed:
Sep. 19, 2005
William D. Splain, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Robert D. Peota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alexandre Hennen, Cambridge, MA (US);
Allan Cameron, Natick, MA (US);
Mark T. Ryan, Haskell, OK (US);
David L. Pruitt, Jr., Brookland, AR (US);
William D. Splain, Brooklyn Park, MN (US);
Robert D. Peota, Minneapolis, MN (US);
Alexandre Hennen, Cambridge, MA (US);
Allan Cameron, Natick, MA (US);
Mark T. Ryan, Haskell, OK (US);
David L. Pruitt, Jr., Brookland, AR (US);
Target Brands, Inc., Minneapolis, MN (US);
Abstract
A shopping cart includes a base, a pair of masts, and a basket. The base extends generally horizontally between a front portion and a rear portion of the cart and including a plurality of wheels. The pair of masts extends generally vertically upward from the base in a generally singular plane extending laterally across the rear portion of the cart. Each mast includes a rear portion facing the rear portion of the cart and defining a generally straight surface, and a front portion facing in a direction generally opposite the rear portion of the respective mast and defining a generally concave curved portion. The basket includes a front portion and a rear portion with the rear portion of the basket connected to the base via the pair of masts to support the front portion of the basket in a vertically spaced relationship over the base adjacent the front portion of the cart.